Beethoven Flashcards
Piano sonata in…?
C minor
What is the introduction based on?
A 6 note motif
What bars are the introduction?
Bars 1-10
What are bars 11-132?
The exposition
What bars are the development?
Bars 133-194
What are the bars 195-294?
The recapitulation
What bars are the Coda?
From 295 to the end
What is the piece composed for??
The solo piano
Why the piano?
It was a recent invention and this piece exploits it, compared to the harpsichord it could sustain notes and play with dynamic contrast
What texture is the intro?
Homphonic till bar 10
What texture is the exposition and development?
Monophonic right hand leading to the recapitulation
What is the texture in the second subject?
Two parts with broken chords
What are the modulations?
Related keys like the relative major (Eb)
What chords that are not diatonic are used?
Chromatic chords- especially diminished 7ths
Describe the melody of the second subject
More lyrical and lots of ornaments